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*1879/4 [[Shishido Tamaki|Shishidô Tamaki]] takes up his post as Japanese ambassador to China.
*1879/4 [[Shishido Tamaki|Shishidô Tamaki]] takes up his post as Japanese ambassador to China.
*1879/6 Shô Tai informs the Chinese authorities in Tientsin of the abolition of the kingdom and creation of Okinawa Prefecture, and requests Chinese intervention.
*1879/6 Shô Tai informs the Chinese authorities in Tientsin of the abolition of the kingdom and creation of Okinawa Prefecture, and requests Chinese intervention.
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*1879/9/20 China proposes that representatives be appointed in order to enter into negotiations over the issue of sovereignty over Ryûkyû.
==Visit of Ulysses S. Grant to Japan==
==Visit of Ulysses S. Grant to Japan==